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cnn's paul vercammen is near the crash scene. bring us up to date, paul. >> reporter: carol, when you go up to that crash scene, it is grisly, it is horrific, and it is heart-breaking. right now the coroner's office on scene trying to sort out this mess. there are bodies inside this bus. there are bodies outside this bus. there are tarps covering these bodies, and what's leading to a lot of confusion right now is some of these bodies are so close together they don't have a firm grip on just how many fatalities there are. that's why the california highway patrol has said right now they are setting a preliminary number at eight, but they say that that will undoubtedly change and will rise. also, we know that at least 27 people have been wounded, 6 of them critically, and taken to area hospitals. some of them are children, carol. right now a very active investigation, and word that we have from caltrans and others is witnesses said they saw smoking from the back of the bus, and all indications are there could have been a problem wit
cnn's paul vercammen is near the crash scene. bring us up to date, paul. >> reporter: carol, when you go up to that crash scene, it is grisly, it is horrific, and it is heart-breaking. right now the coroner's office on scene trying to sort out this mess. there are bodies inside this bus. there are bodies outside this bus. there are tarps covering these bodies, and what's leading to a lot of confusion right now is some of these bodies are so close together they don't have a firm grip on...
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commissioner, thanks for joining us this here here on cnn. it appears some of the officers got some of the people off the streets. >> i think you're asking for an update. just quickly, go ray vveravens. we have a number of officers in and around the area and have been there for a time. we have two locations. it's our federal hill which is the southwest part of our city and phils point in the southeast of our city. we probably have a thousand in each location. they're just brating and i think things are going well. >> we did see some mounted police officers in the video and then moving some people back. what was that all about. >> i wanted them to start moving the corral in a low space. i think the pace was foo fast. we had to give people time to celebrate. we expect them to be out here for an hour or so. we'll slowly start making a bush. we know people are happy. we're trying to redirect traffic that's coming into the city. things are going well. >> we're looking at live pictures now commissioner and it appears to be people who are in track,
commissioner, thanks for joining us this here here on cnn. it appears some of the officers got some of the people off the streets. >> i think you're asking for an update. just quickly, go ray vveravens. we have a number of officers in and around the area and have been there for a time. we have two locations. it's our federal hill which is the southwest part of our city and phils point in the southeast of our city. we probably have a thousand in each location. they're just brating and i...
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cnn, london. >>> we have live pictures here, breaking news happening out of cairo. this is actually taking place now. these pictures, these are the streets and they are erupting now, we understand, with water cannons and tear-gas, and this is outside the presidential palace, as the scene there is turning violent. we will have a live report out of cairo after this break. .... director's voice: cut it! ...what...what did i say? gecko? i said gecko? aw... for over 75 year...(laughs. but still trying to keep it contained) director's voice: keep it together. i'm good. i'm good. for over 75...(uncontrollable laughter). what are you doing there? stop making me laugh. vo: geico. saving people money for over seventy-five years. gecko: don't look at me. don't look at me. has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. [ male announcer ] when you wear dentures you may not know it, but your mouth is under attack. food particles infiltr
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want to bring in cnn's legal analyst sunny hostin here. we talked about synthetic marijuana in the past. it is the kind of thing, the stores and the packaging, it creates this illusion they're harmless. >> candy. >> looks like candy. young people grab them and they're linked to thousands of medical emergencies. >> that's right. thousands. what is so fascinating, i went to a convenience store to look for it, because, i thought, gosh, it looks like candy. in new york, i couldn't find it. these items aren't legal. in 41 states including puerto rico, or and puerto rico, they're not allowed and law enforcement is sort of on to it now, but kids are still buying it. this kid bought it in texas, where it is illegal. still made its way on to the store's shelves and it can be really dangerous. get this, brooke. it is 100 times more potent than marijuana in many settings. so i don't know why it is still kind of out there. but i suspect -- >> who makes it? >> i suspect it is because of who makes it. sometimes a college kid trying to make a little bit
want to bring in cnn's legal analyst sunny hostin here. we talked about synthetic marijuana in the past. it is the kind of thing, the stores and the packaging, it creates this illusion they're harmless. >> candy. >> looks like candy. young people grab them and they're linked to thousands of medical emergencies. >> that's right. thousands. what is so fascinating, i went to a convenience store to look for it, because, i thought, gosh, it looks like candy. in new york, i couldn't...
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want to get you caught up on the headlines on cnn. first up, breaking news on cnn. we can now confirm an american woman missing for nearly two weeks in turkey has been found and sadly she is dead. the body of sarai sierra was found in istanbul and it appears she was stabbed to death. the 33-year-old new yorker was on vacation alone in turkey. >>> in mali, crowds cheered when france's president arrived. france's francois hollande thanked troops. this week's troops freed the city of timbuktu. they gave a camel to show thanks. france sent troops to its former colony at mali's request. >>> alabama's dale county sheriff says the man holding a 5-year-old boy hostage in an underground bunker is offering assurances he is taking care of the child. jim dykes is communicating with police by way of a ventilation pipe. dykes shot and killed a school bus driver tuesday afternoon before taking the boy hostage. >>> it appears this photo is meant to shoot down skepticism. president barack obama skeet shooting in august. the president had asked if he had had ever fired a gun when he
want to get you caught up on the headlines on cnn. first up, breaking news on cnn. we can now confirm an american woman missing for nearly two weeks in turkey has been found and sadly she is dead. the body of sarai sierra was found in istanbul and it appears she was stabbed to death. the 33-year-old new yorker was on vacation alone in turkey. >>> in mali, crowds cheered when france's president arrived. france's francois hollande thanked troops. this week's troops freed the city of...
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we get to "cnn newsroom" with carol costello begins right now. >> hi, soledad. stories we're watching right now in "the newsroom" the blast felt around the world. suicide bomber strikes just outside the u.s. embassy in turkey. we have the latest on this developing story. >>> mistakenly freed a convicted murderer on the loose, the latest on the frantic search to find him. >>> popular cough and cold syrups you may have in your cupboard are being recalled because the caps on the bottles aren't child proof enough. plus -- i can't even explain to you how insane it is in bat herher baltimore. >> what time is it? >> game time! >> what time is it? >> game time! >> big dogs in the house! >> woof, woof! >>> a couple of hours ago a bomber got as close to the front gate of the u.s. embassy in turkey before detonating. the state department scrambles to beef up security in response to the deadly attack on americans in benghazi, libya. nicholas burns is former state department official joins us from cambridge, massachusetts, good morning. >> good morning, carol. >> so this in
we get to "cnn newsroom" with carol costello begins right now. >> hi, soledad. stories we're watching right now in "the newsroom" the blast felt around the world. suicide bomber strikes just outside the u.s. embassy in turkey. we have the latest on this developing story. >>> mistakenly freed a convicted murderer on the loose, the latest on the frantic search to find him. >>> popular cough and cold syrups you may have in your cupboard are being...
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cnn bleacher report special airs tomorrow afternoon, 4:00 eastern. it's the west coast versus the east coast, and super bowl fans are going crazy for their teams. look at the mayors of each city. i bet you can guess which mayor is which. they'll join us next. >>> san francisco and baltimore in the middle of that super bowl frenzy, but can you name four teams that have never played in the super bowl? my detroit lions is one of those teams. we'll be right back. [ laughs ] now this is a test drive. whoa! you really feel all 335 foot-pounds of torque. it's chevy truck month! silverado was also recognized for the lowest cost of ownership. hey, what are you gonna do with it? end table. oh. [ male announcer ] it's chevy truck month. now get 0% financing for 60 months, plus trade up to get $1,750 total allowance on a silverado all-star edition. or trade up and choose customer cash >>> before the break, we asked you which teams have never played in a super bowl, well, the unfortunately four are, the cleveland browns, the detroit lions, the houston texans and
cnn bleacher report special airs tomorrow afternoon, 4:00 eastern. it's the west coast versus the east coast, and super bowl fans are going crazy for their teams. look at the mayors of each city. i bet you can guess which mayor is which. they'll join us next. >>> san francisco and baltimore in the middle of that super bowl frenzy, but can you name four teams that have never played in the super bowl? my detroit lions is one of those teams. we'll be right back. [ laughs ] now this is a...
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let's go straight to the scene with cnn's victor blackwell. victor, what are we expecting to hear from this presser? >> reporter: well, we have not been given the details of what this announcement will be, but i can tell you this prelsser is different from the ones of yesterday and all the ones canceled on thursday. we'll hear from dale county sheriff wally olson and trooper kevin cook from alabama state police. we've been told there will be new information. we know that this line of communication with jimmy lee dykes has been opened overnight. we know that the temperatures overnight have been below freezing for the first time so, that has been the greatest worry for the safety of this boy. but, again, a news conference is scheduled to start in just about five minutes. if you see me look off to my left just about probably 40, 50 feet from me is where this news conference will happen. of course we'll bring you updates as they come in. miguel? >> what have you learned, victor, about how this 5-year-old is holding up right now? >> reporter: well,
let's go straight to the scene with cnn's victor blackwell. victor, what are we expecting to hear from this presser? >> reporter: well, we have not been given the details of what this announcement will be, but i can tell you this prelsser is different from the ones of yesterday and all the ones canceled on thursday. we'll hear from dale county sheriff wally olson and trooper kevin cook from alabama state police. we've been told there will be new information. we know that this line of...
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playing today, cnn contributor and writer l.z. granderson, and cnn contributor and analyst for the blaze will cain. good morning, gentlemen. first up, by now, you're all too familiar with how the story goes. a financial disaster looms. congress and the white house play the blame game. and then at the very last minute a deal miraculously gets done. and with just four days until those forced spendsing cuts, you know sequestration, president obama and the returning congress find themselves right back in that same spot in that old story. the white house is telling states how those forced spending cuts will affect them, reducing money for everything from cop salaries to funding for hiv test and early childhood education. here's how delaware's governor summed up the impact. >> the most frustrating conversation any governor can have these days is when we talk to a business who says, i'd love to hire, but i can't find people with the right skills. so we have resourced available for job training, and if those resources get cut, it really p
playing today, cnn contributor and writer l.z. granderson, and cnn contributor and analyst for the blaze will cain. good morning, gentlemen. first up, by now, you're all too familiar with how the story goes. a financial disaster looms. congress and the white house play the blame game. and then at the very last minute a deal miraculously gets done. and with just four days until those forced spendsing cuts, you know sequestration, president obama and the returning congress find themselves right...
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"cnn newsroom" with carol costello begins right now. we'll see everyone back here tomorrow. >>> happening now in the "newsroom," the clock is ticking. >> it's a terrible way to cut spending. >> food safety inspectors, air traffic controllers, teachers all staring down as the budget cut looms. >> they're inflicting more pain on the middle class. >> the president should be calling us. >>> plus tires flying, an engine in flames, 21 fans injured, yet the daytona 500 races on. >> i just want to reiterate how important our fans are to us as we continue to keep them in our thoughts and prayers. >> seven people still in the hospital, and track safety questions remain unanswered. >>> also, emergency operations are activated as a life-threatening blizzard hits the plains again. >>> and "argo" takes home the oscar. >> i think everyone in the movie, worked on the movie, was in the movie, everyone involved with the movie gets thanks. >>> and seth macfarlane, the best or boob? the speeches, the dresses, even the fall. >> what went through my mind whe
"cnn newsroom" with carol costello begins right now. we'll see everyone back here tomorrow. >>> happening now in the "newsroom," the clock is ticking. >> it's a terrible way to cut spending. >> food safety inspectors, air traffic controllers, teachers all staring down as the budget cut looms. >> they're inflicting more pain on the middle class. >> the president should be calling us. >>> plus tires flying, an engine in flames, 21 fans...
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"cnn newsroom" continues. >>> blackmail, sex, scandal. allegations involving the catholic church swirl as the pope gets ready to leave. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> fresh off maternity leave, yahoo!'s new ceo tells employees work from the office or quit. we'll discuss. >>> plus, nascar back in the spotlight, as danica patrick sizzles and 50 cent strikes a chord about race in racing. >>> and never a dull moment when piers morgan schmoozes with celeb. >> give me a big loser face. >> piers will join me live on seth macfarlane, the oscar parties, and what surprised him the most. >>> hi, everyone. i'm brooke baldwin. good to be back in the chair. good to see you on this monday. let's begin with the vatican. the vatican is in damage control. accusations of sex, money, and cover-ups at the highest level of the church, just three days before pope benedict xvi steps down. two italian papers say the reason he's leaving has nothing to do with his health and much more so to do with his explosive 300 page report. among the allegations here
"cnn newsroom" continues. >>> blackmail, sex, scandal. allegations involving the catholic church swirl as the pope gets ready to leave. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> fresh off maternity leave, yahoo!'s new ceo tells employees work from the office or quit. we'll discuss. >>> plus, nascar back in the spotlight, as danica patrick sizzles and 50 cent strikes a chord about race in racing. >>> and never a dull moment when piers morgan schmoozes...
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a look at your headlines right now on cnn. tomorrow in manhattan, new york city will say goodbye to its third term mayor, ed koch. koch died early friday of congestive heart failure. a who's who of new york political power is expected to attend the funeral. former president bill clinton will give a tribute, and current mayor michael bloomberg will deliver the eulogy. ed koch was 88 years old. >>> direct talks between the united states and iran. it could happen. vice president joe biden says washington is willing to sit down one-on-one with iranian officials on the subject of tehran's nuclear program. biden is in germany, attending a security conference later this month, iranian officials will start a new round of nuclear talks with the u.n. security council. >>> the boy scouts of america could decide to lift its ban on gay members as soon as tomorrow. the group holds its executive meeting this week in texas, but republican governor rick perry of texas says there is no reason to change the ban. >> scouting is about teaching a s
a look at your headlines right now on cnn. tomorrow in manhattan, new york city will say goodbye to its third term mayor, ed koch. koch died early friday of congestive heart failure. a who's who of new york political power is expected to attend the funeral. former president bill clinton will give a tribute, and current mayor michael bloomberg will deliver the eulogy. ed koch was 88 years old. >>> direct talks between the united states and iran. it could happen. vice president joe biden...
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>> yes, sir. >> terence moore is a cnn sports contributor who is at the game with us. i'm stretching because it's getting real close. and boy. it's 11 seconds. they just put one second back on the clock. i have my tweet all ready in my pocket and then i'm going to send it. i want to read something from cbs. and it says, immediately after the power failure in the superdome, we lost numerous cameras and some audio power by sources in the superdome. we utilized cbs's backup power, and at no time did we leave the air. during the interruption, cbs sports and our studio team reported on the situation as a breaking news story providing updates and results while full power was restored to the dome including sets and broadcast booth. as we were watching it in the newsroom, terence, i was saying, been there before. the producer's in your ear saying, keep talking, major technical problems. i guess that's what was going on. i asked you before the break to put on your hat and your sports marketing hat. first to sports marketing as we wait for a couple seconds. first for sports mark
>> yes, sir. >> terence moore is a cnn sports contributor who is at the game with us. i'm stretching because it's getting real close. and boy. it's 11 seconds. they just put one second back on the clock. i have my tweet all ready in my pocket and then i'm going to send it. i want to read something from cbs. and it says, immediately after the power failure in the superdome, we lost numerous cameras and some audio power by sources in the superdome. we utilized cbs's backup power, and...
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align. >>> breaking news here on cnn, the ravens win 34-31. look at the celebrating going on down in new orleans. on the left, baltimore maryland, on the right the french quarter. the french quarter is not packed yet. people are still partying and celebrating in the superdome. as soon as they make their way from the superdome, which is a 10, 15 minute walk. on the left, they are really excited in baltimore, which they should be. the ravens -- the 49ers were the favorites. i remember terence moore, you know what i'm going to say. you sat on this anchor desk with me, and what did you say to me. >> yeah, i didn't know there was going to be a power outage. >> what did you say? >> i said the best team always wins the super bowl and the best team is san francisco. >> you said that san francisco was going to win. and i said i think you're wrong. i said the ravens are going to win and that's what happened. >> this is correct. >> we're joking around here. >> prepower outage. >> right after half time, there was a power outage that lasted for 35 minutes.
align. >>> breaking news here on cnn, the ravens win 34-31. look at the celebrating going on down in new orleans. on the left, baltimore maryland, on the right the french quarter. the french quarter is not packed yet. people are still partying and celebrating in the superdome. as soon as they make their way from the superdome, which is a 10, 15 minute walk. on the left, they are really excited in baltimore, which they should be. the ravens -- the 49ers were the favorites. i remember...
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one of our newest cnn additions. we are proud of that. critics are wasting no time, though in blasting the officials over this power outage. taking on city officials. those who run the superdome and the nfl. and for good measure throw in cbs, too. howard kurtz joins us with his take from washington via skype. another mode of communication. listen, one of the big things that -- lot of people are wondering about, it has been several years since hurricane katrina. this is the first game that new orleans hosted since katrina. should we make any ado about this? was this just one of those things that would have happened in new orleans, would have happened anywhere else, it was just a power outage? pure and simple. >> it wasn't just a power outage. it was a half-hour delay and most watched television event of the year. they had a couple of years to prepare for it. this is an embarrassment for the city of new orleans and assumer dome. i was following the action on twitter for 24 million tweets sharing the big game. and during that blackout, every
one of our newest cnn additions. we are proud of that. critics are wasting no time, though in blasting the officials over this power outage. taking on city officials. those who run the superdome and the nfl. and for good measure throw in cbs, too. howard kurtz joins us with his take from washington via skype. another mode of communication. listen, one of the big things that -- lot of people are wondering about, it has been several years since hurricane katrina. this is the first game that new...
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cnn has been unable to see the documents in question. we did go to the clinic days ago, but it's been shut down. bosh denies all allegations, and through a spokesman he tells cnn he did not treat nor is he associated with players including a-rod. earlier statement to cnn a-rod also says none of this is true and through his lawyers calls the documents about smim iglet." his lawyers add this, "in regards to the new allegations made in espn's outside the line story, we can say they are not true. alex is working diligently on his rehabilitation and is looking forward to getting back on the field as soon as possible." remember, a-rod has repeatedly said he stopped taking performance enhancing drugs back in 2003. >> susan, if major league baseball's investigation into this clinic goes anywhere, what impact might it have on a-rod's contract with the yankees? >> that's the big question. is this all going to go anywhere. think about this. under a collective bargaining agreement, teams cannot discipline players for this kind of thing. our cnn lega
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that's where this week's cnn hero comes in. meet michael carter. >> the state took me and my siblings away from my mom when i was 14. now we live with our grandparents. i don't want to be faced with the limits that my mom faced. that's why i want to go to college. my grandparents only went to grade school. there was nobody at home that could help me figure out how i could reach my dream. >> applying to college can be very bewildering. there's over 400,000 low income students every year who graduate qualified to go to a four-year college and they just don't go. my name is michael carter. i help qualified underserved students apply to, pay for, and stay in college. >>> we bring the college mentors to high schools to help students through the entire process. >> how many more apps do you have to do? >> none. i did them all. >> that's pretty good. >> it's completely free. students pick their mentor and they meet weekly until they're accepted into college. >> i've never really thought of myself as the greatest student. like college w
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this is cnn newsroom. i'm ashleigh banfield in for suzanne malveaux. we are entering day 7 of the hostage standoff in alabama. and when police start getting requests for what they call comfort items during a crisis like this, there is a world of difference between what a 65-year-old man might want and what a 5-year-old little boy would like. the 65-year-old vietnam vet is suspected of holding the child who was snatched off a school bus late last week after the driver was shot and killed. cnn's victor blackwell joins me from alabama. victor, what do we know about this? we had an unexpected update from the police at the last hour. do we feel like we are further ahead in this crisis? >> reporter: ashleigh, i can tell you that there have been news conferences called every day. several a day, more often than not they are cancelled. this one feels different. i will tell you why. because it was scheduled for noon eastern, of course we are at 1:00 eastern. there's been a person who came out to tell us that the county sheriff was coming out. he came out twice.
this is cnn newsroom. i'm ashleigh banfield in for suzanne malveaux. we are entering day 7 of the hostage standoff in alabama. and when police start getting requests for what they call comfort items during a crisis like this, there is a world of difference between what a 65-year-old man might want and what a 5-year-old little boy would like. the 65-year-old vietnam vet is suspected of holding the child who was snatched off a school bus late last week after the driver was shot and killed. cnn's...